@taoeffect a MitM who controls what you see on the Internet can construct a false reality in either case
@taoeffect CT auditors have defense-in-depth via existing verification mechanisms. "Blockchain" systems are a bunch of Sybils...
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@bascule If the gossip is weak, these attacks are undetectable, period. I’ll wait for Google to respond with details on Gossip. -
@taoeffect both systems gossip -
@bascule Yes, but they do it in different ways, and the blockchain actually protects you from the MITM attack. -
@taoeffect in fact, it's easier to attack -
@bascule *waits eagerly* -
@taoeffect if I have a "privileged network position" against a "blockchain" system I can construct a false reality the software will accept -
@bascule yes, you’ve said this before… and i’ve already agreed this is a property of all systems… -
The cost of constructing such a false reality would be generating a considerable amount of proof work on namecoin?
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